Front and Center: Another Trombone-Playing Angel

May 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Today I added the below caption and image to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century). I will also be adding it to Angel Trombonists Throughout History: 56 Images. I think it’s a striking painting that really features the trombone. I wish I could find an image with a little higher resolution and a little better angle. The book I mention in the caption has a photo with a more direct angle, but the picture is black and white and smaller than this one.

 

c. 1600—Milan, Italy: Camillo Procaccini’s fresco in Milan’s church, Sant’Angelo (officially Santa Maria degli Angeli) features an angel playing trombone (see below image; public domain) (source: wikimedia commons). For additional documentation, see Neilson, Camillo Procaccini: Paintings and Drawings, pl. 77.angelo recropped

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St. Cecilia, Two Heads on a Platter, and Cherub with Trombone

February 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment

St. Cecilia is the patron saint of music, so the organ and cherub (putto) with trombone reflect that symbolism. Why Cecilia has the heads of Valeriano and Tiburtio on a platter is beyond me, but it’s too bad they didn’t get to hear the trombone and organ music.

I just added this painting and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century—first half). Below the color image is the black and white reproduction that can be found at the The Digital Library of the National Library of France website. You will notice that the images are reversed.

For more images of cherubs (putti) playing trombone, see Trombone History: Cherubs Playing the Trombone.

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c. 1620—Italy: Italian Baroque painter Bernardo Strozzi includes a putto holding a trombone in the painting, Santa Cecilia con le teste di Valeriano e Tiburtio (see below image; public domain) (source: The Digital Library of the National Library of France).strozzi color sharpstrozzi bw

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Another Angel Trombonist in the Clouds

October 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment

I just added the below entry and pictures to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century—first half). It is an engraving after an image by Peter Candid (also known as Peter de Witte and Pietro Candido). For more trombone images by Candid, see here. As you can see, it features yet another angel trombonist; for many more pictures of angels playing trombone, see Angel Trombonists Throughout History.

 

1615—Munich, Germany (?): Allegory of the Immaculate Conception, an engraving by Raphael Sadeler (1584-1632) after Peter Candid (also known as Peter de Witte and Pietro Candido), includes an angel trombonist among a group of musical angels (see detail and full image below image;  public domain). Click on detail to expand.

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Over the Edge: 17th Century Trombone Print

September 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment

I have played from plenty of lofts and balconies of various sorts in my career, but I am always reluctant to extend my slide over the edge. There’s just that minuscule chance! Below is a picture I recently added to the Trombone History Timeline. The trombones play from an upper balcony on the right. I think I had actually seen the engraving before and missed the trombones because the picture wasn’t enlarged as much as this version. You can click on this image to enlarge it even more.

 

1676—Dresden, Germany: Artist David Conrad includes 3 trombones in his engraving of Dresden’s Schlosskapelle (see right side of detail below; click image to expand; public domain) (Die bemalten Orgelflügel 69).

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Renaissance Trombone Art: 1 Artist, 3 Names, 3 Images

September 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment

I recently added the second image below to the Trombone History Timeline (16th Century). It’s by Pieter de Witte (c. 1548-1628), also known as Peitro Candido and Peter Candid. He was probably born in the Low Countries, grew up and trained in Italy, then spent his career in Italy and Germany. He seemed to have an affinity for depicting trombone players in his art work. The other two images shown below are also by the same artist. The dates for the three art works, from top to bottom, are c. 1575, 1593, and 1611.

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Angel Trombonist in Italian Switzerland

July 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment

I just added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, first half). I also added it to the HubPages articles Angel Trombonist Throughout History and How to Hold a Sackbut: The Grip of the Early Trombone in Pictures. It’s nice to see the trombone front and center. Click on the image for a larger version.

1600s—Malvaglia, Switzerland: A fresco in the parish church of San Martino features a concert of angel musicians with a trombonist (see below detail; public domain).

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Better Cherub Image, Plus 2 Additional Views

May 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment

I recently found a clear color image of the trombone-playing cherub in Milan’s San Simpliciano. I have replaced the old, blurry, black and white image in the Trombone History Timeline (16th century) and in the HubPages article, Trombone History: Cherubs Playing the Trombone (where you can view 10 additional depictions of cherub-trombonists). An interesting side note: the cherub to the right of the trombonist may actually be playing a serpent; if so, it would be a very early visual depiction of the instrument.

You can see the new image, along with its caption, immediately below. Beneath that are two additional views of the painting. Enjoy!

 

c. 1590—Milan, Italy: Aurelio Luini depicts a cherub playing trombone in his fresco in Milan’s San Simpliciano (see below image; public domain) (Kendrick, Sounds of Milan 77 [black & white version]).

Here is a view of the full cherub painting (click image for larger version):

And finally, here is a wide view of the painting and the organ it is connected with:

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Spanish Cherub Playing Trombone

October 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Just added the image and caption below to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 2nd half). I’ll also be adding it to the HubPages article, Trombone History: Cherubs Playing the Trombone.

 

1689—Seville, Spain: The church of the Hospital de los Venerables Sacerdotes, with walls and ceiling painted by Juan Valdés and his son Lucas Valdés, is completed. Among the numerous instrument-playing cherubs depicted on the ceiling is a cherub playing the trombone (see detail and full image below; public domain).

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Trombone on Baroque Organ Shutters

August 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment

I just added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, first half). Another angel-trombone.

 

1638—Schleiz, Germany: A painting on the left organ shutter in the Bergkirche includes an angel trombonist among several angel musicians (see below image; public domain).

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Angel Playing Trombone in Renaissance Painting

May 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Just added this painting to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century). Trastevere is a neighborhood in Rome, and this church is said to be one of the primary landmarks of the area. The artist collaborated on paintings in several other churches in Rome, but this painting was the first major project that he carried out on his own. Notice the pairing of instruments.

For 45 more historical pictures of angels playing trombone, see Angel Trombonists Throughout History.

 

1591—Rome, Italy: Artist Ferrau Fenzoni includes an angel playing trombone in a ceiling painting in the chapel of St. Francis in the church of Santa Maria in Trastevere (see lower-middle of below image; public domain) (Schwed, New Drawings by Ferrau Fenzoni).

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